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    <h1>file::exists</h1>
    <p> Determines whether the specified file exists. </p>
    <h3>Usage</h3>
    <code>bool file::exists(<span class="parameter">file</span>)
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    <h3>Parameters</h3>
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          <th>Name</th>
          <th>Type</th>
          <th>Description</th>
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          <td>file</td>
          <td>string</td>
          <td>The file to check.</td>
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    <h3>Return Value</h3>
    <b>true</b> if <i>file</i> refers to an existing file; otherwise, <b>false</b>. <h3>Examples</h3><ul class="examples"><li><p>Execute a set of tasks, if file "output.xml" does not exist.</p><pre class="code">
&lt;if test="${not file::exists('output.xml')}"&gt;
    ...
&lt;/if&gt;
    </pre></li></ul><h3>Requirements</h3><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><b>Assembly:</b> NAnt.Core (0.85.2478.0)
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